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In 2004, the 7th Conference of Parties (COP7) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) drafted the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA) to support the establishment and maintenance of comprehensive, effectively managed, and ecologically representative national and regional systems ...
Privately managed protected areas (PPAs) are underrepresented in national protected area systems and under reported internationally despite the fact that they are a rapidly growing element of the conservation estate. This side event will draw on the results of a two-year project which has review ...
This side event will: 1. Update progress on funding matches, donor partners and submissions of Expressions of interest from recipient partners 2. Convey the instrument of financing roundtables and progress made 3. Profile key successes since COP10 4. Introduce version 2.0 of the carbon/biodive ...
Amazonas state is working on a consistent conservation policy since 2003, which includes the establishment and implementation of new protected areas, the reduction of deforestation levels, climate change related initiatives, among others. Analyses and results will be focused on the progress achi ...
This side event will present IUCN work on 'Protected Areas and the Law' since COP 9, in particular the Guidelines on Protected Areas Legislation, developed to provide information and guidance on key elements of a modern and effective legal framework, attuned to the present roles and correspondi ...
Introduction of the biodiversity and management gap analysis on protected areas in Mongolia for international organizations
The Mesoamerican region is known as one of the biodiversity hotspots of the World. The countries of the region have undertaken multi-year processes to identify the priority areas, strategies, and financing needs required to ensure the ecological representation and effective management of biodiv ...
The Biodiversity Conservation Actions Support Program, which was launched by the Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection in 1991, has invested over US$ 14 million in Brazil on 1,377 projects by 480 institutions. These projects have benefited 445 protected areas and have studied 235 enda ...
Description of areas meeting EBSAs criteria in North-East Atlantic region, building upon the Hyeres workshop in response to SBSTTA 16 recommendation, including the roadmap for the future refinement and finalization of Hyeres report, and the current status of the OSPAR MPA network.
The best inventions are often first discovered in smaller scale, pilot projects, and test rounds – locally, or regionally, instead of globally. If these are, at the same time, closely connected to Governments, science communities and the commercial sector of several countries, the chances for su ...
Regional Conservation Trust Funds have become increasingly important in delivering finance for nature conservation on a transnational scale over the past years. They offer unique opportunities concerning access to finance, efficiency gains and knowledge management for Protected Areas, particular ...
Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (Arpa) is a programme of the Brazilian government to protect 60 million hectares of natural ecosystems in the Amazon region of Brazil, aiming to conserve a representative portion of the Brazilian Amazon biodiversity, to maintain important ecosystem services ...
Ensuring functioning Protected Area systems and the ongoing provision of ecosystem services derived from surrounding environs defines a major sector within biodiversity conservation. Viable Protected Area networks support the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. However, u ...
The objectives of this event are - to Launch Progress Report of CBD PoWPA in EA region, - to Share experiences and lessons learned in Asia region, - to Communicate and shape Post2010 plan of PoWPA in Asia region, - and to Share the future WCPA Asia strategy
Presentations showcasing Spain-UNEP Partnership for LifeWeb Initiaitve 11 projects will be carried out, related publications and/or updates will be distributed.
This year, India has communicated its new National Biodiversity Targets to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which are guided by the Aichi targets. Working towards mainstreaming biodiversity conservation, one of the new National Biodiversity Target pertains to 'protection of ecologically r ...
This event will bring together representatives from fishing communities, fishworker organizations, researchers and policy makers, to discuss the various social dimensions of marine protected areas especially from a fishing community perspective
Demonstration of effective and strategic funding coordination for implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas.
WWF projects in Sumatra contain a variety of fundamental elements for biodiversity conservation. During this seminar style event, we address governmental efforts, WWF plan for protected area network, community development, sustainable financing based on our ongoing projects experience
Presentation of (1) the tackles towards biodiversity conservation on forest in consideration of CBD, (2) the status on national forest Japan and its policy and measurements towards biodiversity conservation, (3) activities for biodiversity conservation in national forest at the field level, (4) ...
The National Parks Administration of Argentina will formally announce the creation of four Marine Parks (maximum figure of Marine Protected Areas in the country) in Argentina´s Sea. The initiative will be recognize by WWF with the Leaders for a Living Planet award. The side event is hosted by th ...
The session will describe the progress that Madagascar has made towards increasing the Protected Area System to 6 million hectares. Presentations will focus on new governance models that enhance local community involvement in management; sustainable funding and the use of protected areas as pow ...
The ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs) are protected areas in Southeast Asia which are known for their unique biodiversity and ecosystems, wilderness and outstanding values. The establishment of the AHPs stresses that the ASEAN nations share a common natural heritage and should collaborate in efforts t ...
Protected areas will fail in their delivery if the interests of local communities are ignored. Too often are the rights of indigenous peoples to their land ignored when protected areas are being identified and proposed. ‘Consent’ and ‘control’ are benchmarks against which the establishment and ...
The side event will consist of a presentation on the current state of global marine biodiversity. Specifically, the presentation will focus on marine biodiversity as it relates to large pelagic species including tuna, sharks and whales. Time will be allotted for discussion and questions.
The Whakatane Mechanism aims to support conflict resolution in protected areas by ensuring that conservation practices respect the rights of indigenous peoples and promotes best practices in the implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas. Participants in the side event will hear ...
The process of defining EBSAs around the World has begun with a number of regional workshops. This side event will address some of the lessons learnt from these first workshops and will look forward to the progress that can be made to realise the CBD 2020 Aichi Biodiversity targets.
The completely revised and updated PoWPA web portal on the CBD website is unveiled with new functionalities including thousands of easily searchable resources and an e-curriculum on the PoWPA.
This event will focus on area-based forms of conservation and management measures in marine and coastal ecosystems, highlighting the successes of community-based management. This event will have speakers from different parts of the world.
This side event will profile support provided by UNDP to achieve the Aichi 2020 Target 11 through recognition and protection of indigenous peoples’ and community conserved areas and territories (ICCAs) as "effective area-based forms of conservation". The event will showcase various toolkits, app ...
Analizar la efectividad en el manejo de áreas protegidas y los sistemas que éstas conforman, es sin duda una acción estratégica, en la medida que reconoce las oportunidades y limitantes que tiene la gestión y administración de este tipo de estrategias de conservación in situ. A su vez, tanto par ...
Managing protected areas as part of an integrated, connected landscape has gained momentum as an approach that delivers multiple benefits, including conserving biodiversity, securing local livelihoods, and strengthening the resilience of natural and human communities to the impacts of climate ch ...
Presentación de Perú con panel internacional de expertos